Ebola Virus Disease: An Evolving Epidemic

Ebola Virus Disease: An Evolving Epidemic

Ebola Virus Disease: An Evolving Epidemic

Emory University

About this course: Learn about the evolving Ebola epidemic and its various aspects including disease prevention, management and treatment, response to the epidemic, ethical considerations, and the post-Ebola global health landscape.

Upon completion of this module, learners will be able to:
Review the state of global public health prior to the 2014 Ebola epidemic.
Explore the etiology of Ebola and other viral hematic fevers.
Explain the epidemiology of the 2014 Ebola epidemic and why this outbreak is different than previous ones.
Explain why tropical forest-associated zoonotic pathogens like Ebola are emerging at an ever-increasing rate.
Recognize drivers of disease spillover from wildlife to people and discuss how to mitigate disease spillover.

7 videos, 4 readings

Reading: Instructor Bios

Reading: How to Use Discussion Forums

Video: Introduction to Ebola

Reading: Readings & Resources

Video: The State of Global Health Pre-Ebola, Part 1

Video: The State of Global Health Pre-Ebola, Part 2

Video: Epidemiology & Virology of Ebola, Part 1

Video: Epidemiology & Virology of Ebola, Part 2

Video: Ecology and the Emergence of Ebola and Other Tropical Forest-Associated Zoonosis

Video: OPTIONAL: Why Send an Army to Fight a Virus?

Reading: Discuss

Graded: Quiz 1

WEEK 2

Patient Care of Persons with Ebola Virus Disease

Upon completion of this module, learners will be able to: Identify the clinical features of Ebola Virus Disease (EVD). Discuss risk assessment as it relates to the selection of personal protective equipment (PPE). Explain the differences between donning and doffing. Recognize the lessons learned from providing care to Ebola patients in the United States.

Upon completion of this module, learners will be able to: List the different types of therapeutics for Ebola Virus Disease. Recognize the factors critical to the creation of a successful Ebola vaccine. Define plasma and recognize its importance in the Ebola treatment process. Discuss the response of various international actors to the Ebola epidemic. Recognize the role of communications both in terms of community level in West Africa, as well as at Emory University.

8 videos, 2 readings

Reading: Readings & Resources

Video: Treatment Options: Therapeutics for Ebola

Video: Ebola Vaccines

Video: Convalescent Serum

Video: International Response

Video: CDC Response to Ebola Epidemic

Video: Community Response

Video: Media Response

Video: OPTIONAL: Emily Veltus

Reading: Discuss

Graded: Quiz 3

WEEK 4

Laboratory Issues

Upon completion of this module, learners will be able to: Discuss clinical laboratory considerations for Ebola Virus Disease.Differentiate between persons under investigation and persons with confirmed EVD. Identify where and how EVD laboratory testing is performed. Recognize the safety concerns surrounding the disposal of specimens and human remains. Explore the immune response to EVD and discuss the implications for future therapeutics and vaccines.

5 videos, 2 readings

Reading: Readings & Resources

Video: Emory Unit Laboratory: Persons Under Investigation

Video: Emory Unit Laboratory: Persons with Confirmed EVD

Video: Laboratory Testing, Pathogenesis, and Pathology, Part 1

Video: Laboratory Testing, Pathogenesis, and Pathology, Part 2

Video: Exploring The Immune Response to Ebola: Implications for Future Therapeutics and Vaccines

Reading: Discuss

Graded: Quiz 4

WEEK 5

Managing Potential and Diagnosed Ebola Patients

Upon completion of this module, learners will be able to: Describe the typical presentation and differential diagnosis of patients with suspect EVD. Describe the approach and necessary precautions for evaluating a patient with suspect EVD. Identify the necessary precautions for transportation of a patient with EVD. Define quarantine and analyze quarantine polices.Recognize the ways in which public health program choices, such as isolation and quarantine, require consideration of ethical, human rights, and legal principles.

7 videos, 2 readings

Reading: Readings & Resources

Video: Diagnosis and Evaluation

Video: Transportation of Persons with Ebola

Video: Quarantine Policies

Video: Ebola and Human Rights

Video: Legal Aspects of Ebola Response in the U.S., Part 1

Video: Legal Aspects of Ebola Response in the U.S., Part 2

Video: Ebola, Democracy, Human Rights, and Public Health

Reading: Discuss

Graded: Quiz 5

WEEK 6

How Ebola is Changing Global Health

Upon completion of this module, learners will be able to: Describe the importance of health systems as they relate to the Ebola epidemic. Define and list characteristics of resilient health systems. Consider how the Ebola epidemic has changed global health.

5 videos, 3 readings

Reading: Readings & Resources

Video: Building Resilient Health Systems

Video: Confronting Ebola with Limited Resources: Experience of a Nursing Student in Liberia

Video: Lessons Learned for Global Health, Part 1

Video: Lessons Learned for Global Health, Part 2

Reading: Discuss

Video: Epilogue

Reading: Additional Resources

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